Clinical

1. Cancer patients prior to, during, or after treatment that may have an effect on the cardiovascular system.

2. Patients with cancer at risk for heart disease or have heart disease.

3. Survivors of cancer who may be at risk for or that may be living with the late effects of cancer therapy. 

Some cancer therapies, including radiation, chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immune therapy can affect the heart and circulation. This may cause cardiac conditions such as: 

• Abnormal heartbeat (arrhythmia) 

• Narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart (coronary artery disease) or the legs (peripheral artery disease)

• Damage to the valves of the heart (vascular disease)

• Deterioration of the heart muscle and its pumping ability (heart failure) 

• Increase or decrease in the blood pressure beyond normal range (hypertension/hypotension)

• Inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart (pericarditis)